Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.
S1E1 · 2022-08-16 · 57m
Richard Roxburgh unpacks the science of our two most commonly used legal drugs - tobacco and alcohol. Science historian Professor Robert Proctor reveals how our nicotine habit transformed into such a lethal addiction.
S1E2 · 2022-08-23 · 55m
Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.
S1E3 · 2022-08-30 · 57m
We look at the different effects of caffeine, cocaine and methamphetamine. Two-time world surfing champion Tom Carroll opens up about his own battle with addiction and how he got clean.
S1E4 · 2022-09-06 · 56m
The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.
Richard Roxburgh
Self - Presenter
